Carcinoid heart disease and carcinoid syndrome: successful surgical treatment

Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Feb;67(2):537-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01313-7.

Abstract

Tumor debulking can greatly improve quality of life for patients with malignant carcinoid syndrome, but hepatic cytoreduction is confounded by carcinoid heart disease, which can cause postsinusoidal portal hypertension, thereby increasing the risk of death from hemorrhage during hepatic resection. We describe a patient with metastatic carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease who had repair of his carcinoid heart disease and, after improvement of right-sided heart function, had successful hepatic debulking of carcinoid metastases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Carcinoid Heart Disease / diagnosis
  • Carcinoid Heart Disease / surgery*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / secondary*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Hepatectomy*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / surgery*
  • Quality of Life
  • Reoperation